Director Shareholding

Tesco PLC
21 May 2003


Tesco PLC ('the Company')

DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS

The Company was informed today that the Directors below had been appropriated
shares, at a price of 197.4p per share , under the Free Shares element of the
Company's Share Incentive Plan.

Director                No. of Shares

R S Ager                1,519
P A Clarke              1,519
J Gildersleeve          1,519
A T Higginson           1,519
T P Leahy               1,519
T J R Mason             2,710     Includes 1,191 in the name of Mrs Fiona Mason
D T Potts               1,519
D E Reid                1,519


Enquiries:     J A Bailey Esq
               Deputy Secretary
               Tesco PLC
               Tel: [phone]


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